Loretto in Lawrence County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

First Hospital

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 1, 2022

1. First Hospital Marker

Inscription.
Built by Dr. Eli Ethridge
in 1919
Served as Residence & Office
Opened as a Hospital in 1957
by Dr. Malcolm Weathers

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine.

Location. 35° 4.744′ N, 87° 26.423′ W. Marker is in Loretto, Tennessee, in Lawrence County. It is on East Commerce Street west of North Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 205 E Commerce St, Loretto TN 38469, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker:

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First Brick House (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean Conflict / Vietnam Era (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I (Lawrence County) (within shouting distance of this marker); Bell (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Telephone Office (about 600 feet away); Bank of Loretto (about 700 feet away); First Baptist Church (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Loretto.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 1, 2022

2. First Hospital Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 609 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on January 3, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 3, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.